Boswednack is a hamlet in the parish of Zennor near the north coast of the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] It is located along the B3306 road southwest of Zennor.
| Boswednack | |
|---|---|
 Boswednack Cliff | |
  Boswednack Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW4437 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENZANCE |
| Postcode district | TR20 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Boswednack was home to a small community of Cornish speakers during the 19th century. These included John Davey Jnr.,[2] 1812-1891, and his father, as well as Anne Berryman (1766-1854), and John Mann (1834-1914). John Mann recalled in an interview that, when a child, he and several other children always conversed in Cornish while at play together.[3][4] It is from John Davey that we know the Cranken Rhyme, probably the last recorded piece of traditional Late Cornish verse.
The hamlet contains Boswednack Manor and Treen Manor which in 1814 were both owned by William Arundell Harris.[5] Treen Manor, in the nearby hamlet of Treen is now a pub and Boswednack Manor is now run as a bed & breakfast, with a "slight Bohemian-style".[6][7]
References
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- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ Murdoch, Brian (1993). Cornish Literature. D. S. Brewer. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-85991-364-5. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Rod Lyon, Cornish – The Struggle for Survival, 2001
- ^ "Legend of Dolly Pentreath outlived her native tongue | The Cornishman". Thisiscornwall.co.uk. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Lysons, Daniel (1814). Magna Britannia: Cornwall. T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 329. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ BBC wildlife. BBC Publications. 1990. p. 279. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Gundrey, Elizabeth; Gundrey, Walter (1 January 1998). Staying Off the Beaten Track, '98. Random House. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-09-979641-1. Retrieved 20 April 2012.